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Whitehead After Getting Scratched. Could This Be A Wart?
hi there i got scratched by a child in my work place and today i noticed a white head spot near that area i tried to pop it and it really hurt i eventually managed to pop it and puss came out like if you pop a spot. now it is quite raised and has a sort of black hole in the middle it also aches quite a bit could this be a wart i am asking because the child who bit me has warts
Thu, 31 Oct 2013
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It does not seem to be wart. It could be a boil that you have already squeezed. So right now just clean the area with warm water and apply mupirocin or fusidic acid cream .Hopefully in few days, it should improve.
HOpe this helped.
Take care
Thanks for writing to us.
It does not seem to be wart. It could be a boil that you have already squeezed. So right now just clean the area with warm water and apply mupirocin or fusidic acid cream .Hopefully in few days, it should improve.
HOpe this helped.
Take care
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